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Outdoors on a riverbank steps beside a wide, calm river with forested hills and temple buildings behind. A man in a rust-orange robe with a matching orange turban and a gold-trimmed cloth stands barefoot, holding up a silver aarti lamp with flames rising from it, performing an aarti ritual. He wears a rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant and a bracelet. Beside him a woman in a dark jacket and red scarf kneels on a pink cloth, arranging offerings and flower petals near a metal plate and bundled sticks. Scattered petals lie on the stone steps. The aarti performer has a turban and rudraksha mala, but his face is not identifiable, so the appearance-based label is uncertain.

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January 19 20142014-01-19January 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesA man in a rust-red and orange sadhu-style garment and matching turban stands on a riverbank holding a silver multi-wick aarti lamp with five flames rising. He wears layered rudraksha malas and a bracelet of beads, with white ash markings on his arm and chest. Behind him a wide river flows past a town with a suspension bridge, a yellow temple spire and forested hills under a pale evening sky. The scene is an evening aarti ritual performed by a devotee at the river.2014-01-19 +1 copiesMarch 18 20142014-03-18March 18 20142014-03-18Dusk ritual on a riverbank with a wide river and hills behind, a suspension bridge and lit buildings in the distance. A fire burns on a square stack of yellow bricks as a woman in a red sari with a red-and-gold border and a red bindi stands holding a lit oil lamp, with a string of beads around her neck. Beside her, another person in red kneels at the fire with a brass vessel, and a man in orange robes stands behind them. Seated devotees in red and white clothes line the left edge. At the lower right, a decorated deity murti is adorned with white flower garlands and a red and gold cloth, with brass vessels nearby.2014-03-18Outdoor riverside ritual at dusk on a stone ghat beside a wide river with forested hills and a suspension bridge behind. A woman in a red sari with a shawl, red bindi and beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp or aarti flame. Beside a small fire pit of yellow wooden blocks, a figure in red robes bends low over offerings and a metal stand. Another person in red stands behind, holding a camera. Seated devotees in red and white clothing sit to the left with hands joined. Marigold and rose flowers and brass vessels lie in the foreground. The fire pit suggests a homa or yagna.2014-03-18Outdoor ghat ritual beside a wide river with forested mountains and a suspension bridge behind. A figure in a rust-red shawl and orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing layered gold-toned beaded necklaces. A second robed priest in rust-red dhoti and head wrap, wearing a bead mala, pours from a small vessel over an open fire in a brass tray; a small flame burns on a yellow-orange brick hearth. Brass plates, a bowl, flower petals and yellow cloth sit on a red mat. Seated devotees, including a woman in pale blue and a woman in a black top, join in prayer. A saffron-clad sadhu stands further back on the steps. The homa is beside the river, with a multi-person ritual scene.2014-01-19 +1 copiesJanuary 19 20142014-01-19 +1 copiesDusk riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river with forested mountains and a suspension bridge behind. At centre, a fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on the steps, surrounded by brass pots, plates, flowers and coconuts wrapped in cloth. On the left, a woman in a deep red-orange wrap and shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside her, another person in similar red-orange clothing stands. On the right, a robed priest in red-orange with a red headcloth, rudraksha beads and a necklace holds a lit object aloft over the fire, while seated devotees watch on the left.2014-03-18Riverside ritual on a stone ghat beside a wide river at dusk, with hills and town buildings in the distance. A kneeling priest in rust-red robes and a matching turban, with a long beaded necklace, tends a small fire and a brass plate on the left. A standing figure in an orange knit cap and rust-red shawl, with a beaded necklace, holds a ritual item toward the flame. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red clothing sit with hands folded. Clay kalashas with red and orange decorations and marigold petals are arranged on a cloth in front of the fire, along with a brass vessel. The scene suggests a homa or puja performed at the riverbank, with orange-robed participants nearby.2014-01-19 +1 copies